Peeps

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802.359.5000
camps@vinsweb.org

Camp Hours

Please note, times are different for Peeps, Overnight and Winter Vacation camps.

MONDAY - THURSDAY
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

FRIDAY
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM

AFTER-CAMP*
After-Camp extends the camp day to 5:30 PM for additional fee.

*Not available all weeks or at all locations.

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Registration opens January 21, 2026 at 6:30 AM

2026 Camp Dates and Rates will be available in December

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If you are new to VINS Nature Camp, email us at camps@vinsweb.org so we can send you an account activation link. Please allow one business day for a response. Note: Once registration is open, new users will be able to make an account without emailing for account activation.

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Early Registration for VINS Members

January 14, 2026 - Registration Opens to VINS Members for 2026 Summer Camp season

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PEEPS

Children Ages 4 & 5 and Entering Pre-K or Kindergarten

VINS Nature Camp holds camps for preschool-aged children at the VINS Nature Center in Quechee, VT. Our Peeps camps offer a blend of active nature exploration and creative crafts in an atmosphere focused on the developmental needs of our youngest campers. During your child’s week at camp, they will enjoy a fun array of nature-themed activities and games, participate in art projects that reinforce daily lessons, and come face-to-face with live animals.

2026 Camp Prices:

Rates will be available in December.

PEEPS Camp Hours:

All VINS Nature Camp's PEEPS camps run from 9 AM - 1 PM, Monday through Friday unless otherwise specified.

After-Camp:

After-Camp care not offered for Peeps camp sessions.

Discounts:

VINS Member discount* - Current VINS Members receive discounts on camp.

Two-Person, Four-Person and Six-Person Membership levels receive a 10% discount on camp tuition. Use code MEM10 at checkout.

Supporter, Sustainer and Patron Membership levels receive a 15% discount on camp tuition. Use code MEM15 at checkout.

Questions about your membership? Log in to your membership profile to check your membership level, status, and expiration date, or email members@vinsweb.org.

Sibling discount* - We love having siblings in camp! Automatically save $10 on each camp session when you register two or more children for camp.

*Please note: Promotional discounts cannot be combined. One promotional discount per registration.

PEEPS CAMP DESCRIPTIONS

2026 Dates and Rates will be available in December

Animal Adventures

Animal Adventures is the camp for animal enthusiasts. This unique camp experience offers opportunities for exploration of the amazing adaptations of mammal, bird, insect, reptile, and amphibian species that call Vermont home. Campers will learn about the characteristics of these animals through arts & crafts, games, outdoor exploration, stories, and live animal encounters! Using their imagination and natural curiosity, campers will begin to understand what makes each animal unique and become experts on their favorite critters.

Anybody Home?

Let VINS encourage your child’s vibrant curiosity. Through crafts, games, stories, and outdoor adventure, campers will explore the vast and amazing creatures that occupy the smallest crevices to the largest trees. During Anybody Home?, expert naturalists will guide your child’s discovery as we explore and reflect on the natural world often hidden in plain sight: under the bark of a dead tree, below the surface of the soil, and in the highest branches of the trees.

Busy Builders

Calling all builders, creators, excavators, artists, and engineers! Come to VINS, where we are always ready to roll up our sleeves and dive into the next construction project. Towers, ramps, bridges, and dams; let your child’s creative imagination and busy hands run wild as they explore a wide array of natural building supplies and art materials. Join VINS educators for a week of camp that celebrates the intersection of nature and STEAM and find out what we can build, create, and imagine together.

Circles of Life

Circles of Life offers a week of exploration, hands-on nature discovery, and wonder. Campers will be guided through the amazing cycles that occur in our natural world: how caterpillars become butterflies, how tadpoles morph into frogs, and how the smallest seed becomes the mightiest tree in the forest. Most importantly, children will begin to understand how they are connected to the natural world around them through the food they eat, the air they breathe, and the water they drink. VINS will encourage your child’s appreciation of the natural world.

Fairies and Friends

Where do milkweed pods become bathtubs and beds, and acorn caps become dinnerware? Where can children explore a magical world and let their imaginations run wild? At VINS, of course! From building fairy houses with natural materials to trekking through the VINS forest hunting for enchanted creatures to a special visit from Fairy Grandmother, this camp will offer children a unique opportunity to connect with the natural world while fostering imaginative play. Join VINS this summer for an adventure sprinkled with the magic and wonder of forest fairies!

It's Science!

Come one, come all, and dive into the captivating and mystical world of science. Make un-poppable bubbles, hold a cloud in a jar, and even make toothpaste for an elephant. Campers will become scientists as they explore nature, ask questions, and conduct exciting experiments one has to see to believe. From chemistry to engineering, we will dabble in many branches of science, fueling campers’ curiosity as they investigate the “why” behind the science. It’s not magic: it’s science!

Let's Do Lunch

Chomp, munch, slurp, or peck. How do your favorite animals eat their lunch? Whether a carnivore, herbivore, omnivore, or something else, every animal has amazing adaptations that help them find and eat their food. This exciting new camp will whet campers’ appetites as they learn what’s on the menu for different animals and how animals, including humans, are all connected through intricate food webs.

Up in the Air

Discover the art and science behind flight this summer! During this exciting week, our professional educators will lead campers on incredible explorations of the creatures that flap, flutter, soar, and buzz through the sky. From the canopy of a towering tree to a fragrant flower-filled meadow, campers will investigate the lives of these aerial acrobats while participating in hands-on activities and fun games.

Wild at Art - New in 2026!

Wild at Art will have campers observing the natural world through the eyes of an artist. Art projects inspired by the colors, shapes, textures, and patterns of nature will nurture each child’s creativity and imagination. At VINS, everyone can be Wild at Art!